January 14, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — January 14, 2026
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for January 14, 2026 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words56
Max Points175
Pangram1
Genius122
4 letter answers 33 words
ALOEBLOBBLOCBOBABOLABOLLBOLOBOOBBOOPCAPOCLOPCOALCOCACOLACOOLCOOPCOPELOBELOBOLOCOLOLLLOOPLOPEOBOEOLEOOPALPLOPPOLEPOLLPOLOPOOLPOOPPOPE
5 letter answers 10 words
BEBOPBLOOPBOCCECACAOCELLOCOCOAELOPELOCALPALEOPOPPA
6 letter answers 9 words
BAOBABBOBBLEBOOBOOCLOACACOBBLECOLLABLOCALELOLLOPPEOPLE
7 letter answers 2 words
ALCOPOPPLACEBO
8 letter answers 1 word
CALLALOO
9 letter answers 1 word
ALLOCABLE
Common questions
How many answers in the January 14, 2026 Spelling Bee?
56 valid answers worth 175 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 122 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is PLACEBO. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is O. Every valid answer must contain this letter.
How does scoring work?
4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.